AMD patients regain sight from stem cell treatment
In March we reported on the two patients with wet age-related macular degeneration, who received a new treatment derived from stem cells and regained enough vision to be able to read.
Have you seen our new film ‘5 years through the eyes of a mum’?
In Macular Week we launched our short film, illustrating the impact of macular disease on a mother and her son, as he grows up. The film has recently been nominated in the Charity Film Awards.
In September, NHS bosses won a landmark legal battle against two multinational drug firms. The victory for the 12 Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) in the North of England means Avastin can be offered as a treatment to patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
In October, we provided an update on progress being made into research for macular disease, after a team from Warwick Medical School reviewed hundreds of articles about possible treatments.
The idea is to have a whole host of gigs/events mention via their social media posts the work of the Nordoff Robbins charity on and around the 8 February each year
